Quaker linguistics professor Lauren Rousseau is out for a run along the Ashford, MA sea bluffs when she stumbles across a dead body. The dead man turns out to be Charles Heard, one of the Trustees for an old land trust. He’s also the insurance agent Lauren had a very heated argument with just recently. With no clues as to who killed Charles Heard, the police consider Lauren one … [Read more...] about Bluffing is Murder is the second Lauren Rousseau puzzler
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Review of Deadly Ruse, second Mac McClellan Mystery
Mac McClellan is a retired Marine enjoying an uncomplicated lifestyle with girlfriend Kate Bell in the Florida panhandle. While on a date with Mac, Kate sees Wes Harrison, a former boyfriend who’s been dead twelve years. Mac wants to be supportive but is not sure how to help her.When Kate introduces Mac to long-time family friend, Frank Hightower of Hightower … [Read more...] about Review of Deadly Ruse, second Mac McClellan Mystery
Bonnie ZoBell discusses ‘What Happened Here’
Sometimes, writers must go in search of events to incorporate into their work. For San Diego author Bonnie ZoBell, however, fate sought her out and shaped her writing. For this interview, ZoBell, who lived in San Diego during the 1978 crash of PSA Flight 182, discussed how that event influenced her life.ZoBell lived in San Diego’s North Park at the time of the crash. She … [Read more...] about Bonnie ZoBell discusses ‘What Happened Here’
You can fool some of the people all the time
Companion post in The Snitch Read the companion story in this month's newsletter. Latest edition The Snitch—scam tips, recipes, contests, and more“You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.” Supposedly, this time-tested quote came from none other than Abraham Lincoln. The truth is, … [Read more...] about You can fool some of the people all the time
Friday Fotos—Big Island Spectaculars
Who says public domain is drab, not fab?Once again, I’m choosing to look elsewhere for photos. This week, it was time to look to the public domain. Public domain tends to imply dated or blah. Well, look at some of these shots. Nothing dated or blah. Even the 1884 Puna Forest photo provided by the Hawaiian Historical Society has an amazing beauty to it, taking us back in … [Read more...] about Friday Fotos—Big Island Spectaculars